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Transcribed Image Text:Present the journal entry necessary to record each of the following items; assuming King Company uses the
Allowance method of accounting for Uncollectible Accounts (Bad Debts).
1. Uncollectible Accounts Expense for the year is estimated to be 6% of Net Sales. Net Sales for the year are
$100,000 and the Allowance account has a $600 credit balance
2. A $20,000 note is received from a customer on account.
3. The $800 balance in an individual customer's account is written off as uncollectible.
4. The company received $200 from a customer whose account had been previously written
off as uncollectible.
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